Nephrology
News
Pay attention to kidney disease risk in people living with HIV
Case Reports
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in a Patient With Multiple Inflammatory Disorders
The risk of developing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with end stage renal disease may increase with exposure to gadolinium-based...
Conference Coverage
CKD triples risk of bad outcomes in HIV
BOSTON – Smoking, diabetes, dyslipidemia, low body mass index, and poor HIV control were modifiable risk factors for CKD.
News
Diabetes-Related Kidney Failure Drops Among Native Americans
Due to team-based care approaches, kidney health has significantly improved among Native Americans since the mid-1990s.
Case Reports
Possible Simeprevir/Sofosbuvir-Induced Hepatic Decompensation With Acute Kidney Failure
A patient with hepatitis C infection and hepatocellular carcinoma developed significant hyperbilirubinemia and acute kidney injury after...
Pharmacology
Adherence Issues With Overactive Bladder Treatment
Case Reports
Urolithiasis in a Patient With HIV Receiving Atazanavir
Atazanavir is a protease inhibitor (PI) indicated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as part of the highly active...
Pharmacology
Fluoroquinolones and the Risk of Kidney Damage
Kidney injury isn’t usually a top consideration when prescribing fluoroquinolones, even though reports of acute kidney injury have been published...
Pharmacology
Triple Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C; The Arguments Against Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate; Low-Dose Vaporized Marijuana Relieves Neuropathic Pain
Genotype 1 is the most difficult of the 6 hepatitis C genotypes to treat.
Clinical Review
Page Kidney Successfully Treated With Intrarenal Artery Embolization
External compression of the kidney is known as Page kidney.(1) Compression of the renal parenchyma clinically manifests as new-onset high blood...